I recently have been following a thread about the Frisco Employee Magazine and saw some adds that I thought were very interesting. A sign on the side of a building or billboard would be great. If you think that it would make a good scene on your layout go to the employee magazine and pick a issue. The one I saw was for Phillips Petroleum in the March 1926 magazine and I would like to put it on the side of a building. Some of the others may go on billboards. Joe
On a slightly different note, if you want to add the interior of a store, but don't want to go to all of the trouble that it could bring, take a photo of your favorite store and print it on clear or slightly glazed window film. It would possibly look better if you put lighting inside the building. If you want an older photo of a store you can do a google search. Here are two examples of how it may look like. Joe
I've finished loading photos in my advertising signs album. Several different businesses are represented and most are from the 1940s to 1950s. The photos below are just a sample of the album. Joe
Thank you Keith for posting the ads. I like the 5 cent bottles of soda. Now they are 75 cents and in cans or plastic bottles. Some of the old ads are very interesting and reflect a more simple lifestyle. Joe
If you have a fairly long stretch of paved road on your layout, adding a series of Burma Shave signs would be classic. My family drove all around the Ozarks when I was a kid and the Burma Shave signs were posted on all the highways. We would read them aloud. Good memories. And then, there also was Pete's Cafe in Boonville, MO. They must have posted several thousands of those red diamond signs around the state. Many of them were placed four or five in a row following shortly after a Burma Shave series. Ken